Louisville Report

Louisville's Chucky Hepburn 'Day-to-Day' with Groin Injury

The point guard for the Cardinals leads the team in scoring and leads the ACC in assists
Matthew McGavic|
Feb 1, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Chucky Hepburn (24) dribbles against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the first half at McCamish Pavilion.
Feb 1, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Chucky Hepburn (24) dribbles against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the first half at McCamish Pavilion. | Brett Davis-Imagn Images

In this story:

Louisville Cardinals

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Chucky Hepburn's status for the Louisville men's basketball program's next game vs. Miami is officially up in the air.

Head coach Pat Kelsey announced Friday that the Cardinals point guard is "day-to-day" with a groin injury, and is questionable for tomorrow’s game against Miami.

“It's just day-to-day," he said. "Just seeing how he responds today and tomorrow with some rest and treatment, and we'll go from there. ... We'll be smart, obviously, about what we do. It's about getting him to the jump circle healthy. That's the focus of the next two days."

Hepburn, who leads the Cardinals in points per game and leads the ACC in assists per game, suffered the injury in their 84-58 win at Boston College on Wednesday night.

Hepburn sustained the injury at the 15:15 mark of the second half, then walked back to the locker room with trainers. While he returned to the bench area shortly afterwards, he was ruled "questionable" to return, and never re-entered the game. He finished with 12 points, three assists and two rebounds in 24 minutes.

The 6-foot-2, 190-pound guard entered the matchup vs. Boston College averaging 15.1 points, 6.4 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game - all of which are career-highs. The transfer from Wisconsin's assist and steals marks are 12th and 13th in D1, respectively.

Tip-off between Louisville (17-6, 10-2 ACC) and Miami (5-17, 1-10 ACC) is set for Saturday, Feb. 8 at 2:00 p.m. EST.

(Photo of Chucky Hepburn: Brett Davis - Imagn Images)

You can follow Louisville Cardinals On SI for future coverage by liking us on Facebook, Twitter/X and Instagram:

Facebook - @LouisvilleOnSI
Twitter/X - @LouisvilleOnSI
Instagram - @louisvilleonsi

You can also follow Deputy Editor Matthew McGavic at @Matt_McGavic on Twitter/X and @mattmcgavic.bsky.social on Bluesky

Published | Modified
Matthew McGavic
MATTHEW MCGAVIC

McGavic is a 2016 Sport Administration graduate of the University of Louisville, and a native of the Derby City. He has been covering the Cardinals in various capacities since 2017, with a brief stop in Atlanta, Ga. on the Georgia Tech beat. He is also a co-host of the 'From The Pink Seats' podcast on the State of Louisville network. Video gamer, bourbon drinker and dog lover. Find him on Twitter at @Matt_McGavic

Home/Basketball